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Quantum computing has moved out of the realm of theoretical physics and into the real world, but its potential and promise are still years away. Onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt SF, a powerhouse in the world of quantum research and a young upstart in t...
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An appeals court in The Hague has cancelled $9.5 billion in damages handed down by an Ecuadoran court against American energy giant Chevron for causing oil pollution in the Amazon jungle, Quito said Friday. The original ruling dates back to 2011 and...
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A new wildfire was raging in northern California on Friday, having already devastated almost 25,000 acres (10,000 hectares) in just two days and continuing to spread. Dubbed the Delta Fire, the blaze was the latest outbreak to hit the region this su...
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A selection of new climate related research articles is shown below.
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Climate Change and Heat-Related Excess Mortality in the Eastern USA
Climate change impacts on peak building cooling energy demand in a coastal megac...
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NASA technology designed to protect spacecraft from heat and pressure when entering a planet's atmosphere will be launched from Spaceport America in New Mexico as part of testing. NASA said Friday the system will be aboard a suborbital rocket being...
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A Connecticut woman was reportedly burned after confusing a stick of dynamite for a candle while the power was out.
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The grassroots has called on Democratic lawmakers to resist President Donald Trump by breaking long-held norms, now they are considering it.
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NASA is kicking off a new project called Subsea -- short for Systematic Underwater Biogeochemical Science and Exploration Analog. Its main objective is to explore the environmental conditions in and around the Lō`ihi seamount.
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The far-right Sweden Democrats will likely become the country's second-largest party. That could make forming a government tough
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An hour’s drive from Las Vegas stands America’s Hoover Dam, a commanding barrier of concrete holding back the trillions of gallons of Colorado River water held inside Lake Mead. The dam is a proud place, built by thousands of hands and with 5 millio...
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Entrepreneur Elon Musk sipped whiskey and puffed a little weed while musing at length about artificial intelligence, colonizing space, and the need to give love a chance. Musk shared thoughts on those topics and more during a podcast with comedian J...
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Astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell doesn't need to prove anything to anyone. Her career as a scientist and now a professor sort of speaks for itself, but back in the 1970s her work was severely overlooked. Burnell, along with supervisor Antony H...